Species Metaphoxus varanus Taylor, 2009
- Metaphoxus varanus Taylor, J. 2009. Phoxocephalidae. pp. 800-827 in Lowry, J.K. & Myers, A.A. (eds). Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Zootaxa 2260: 1-930 [824, figs. 17, 18, pl. 5H].
Type data:
Holotype AM P71481 ♀ 2.2 mm, Back Reef, Yonge Reef, Lizard Island, QLD, rubble and sediment, bommie on back reef surrounded by sand, airlift, 14.9 m [14°36.761’S145°37.362’E].
Paratype(s) AM P77848 2 ♀ 2.3–2.4 mm.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coast
Ecological Descriptors
Rubble, sponge associate (host(s): Coscinoderma mathewsi (Lendenfeld, 1886) [SPONGIIDAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Sediment.
Associated Fauna References
Myers, A.A. & George, A.M. 2017. Amphipoda living in sponges on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia (Crustacea, Amphipoda). Zootaxa 4365(5): 571–584 [572] (Coscinoderma mathewsi)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | PERACARIDA Calman, 1904 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | Lauren Timms (NMV) Dr Genefor Walker-Smith (NMV) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 17-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 30-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |